It has an adjustable viewer optic that is easily rotated to adjust to your needs. ... The dry weight of the housing is 6lbs. which is very light. With the camera, battery and housing the weight is 9.25 lbs…

Sometimes, new products get buried in expo reports. At ADEX, I handled Seacam’s new strobe and Nikon D200 underwater housing. While I was taking pictures of the products, Harald said, “I don’t even have photos of these, yet! It seems North America always gets them first.”

If you’re interested in seeing the new Seacam D200 housing or strobe, check out the gear page of the ADEX report.

A research conducted by Manta Pacific Research Foundation and the University of Hawaii has concluded that populations of Manta Rays along the Hawaiian Islands are vulnerable. This research led to a legislation that has just passed at Hawaii’s Committee on Water, Land, and Ocean Resources.

The Resolution calls for the establishment of a working group to protect the batoidea order, including manta rays, from poaching and fishing in Hawaiian waters. Specifically, it directs the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) with researching and pursuing all possible means of protecting manta rays, and drafting proposed administrative rules to prevent poaching, fishing, or killing manta rays.

Ultralight has built a new part that attaches to the neck section beneath the ball of any ULCS base adapter or arm segment, forming an excellent way to mount accessory focus lights.

This new part, called AC-NB (accessory neck ball), comes as two parts that encircle the neck of every other ULCS parts. The base ball is adjustable, allowing 360 degree movement of the spotting light adapter.

FiNS Online has posted the special “Fly & Dive” travel packages offered by Nemo Travel during ADEX last weekend. The reduced local pricing was originally restricted to ADEX members for booking during the expo, but we convinced Nemo Travel and FiNS to extend them to Wetpixel members for an additional week.

Specials include deals to Indonesia, Sabah, PNG, Palau, Australia, the Philippines, and more. Rates are listed in Singapore Dollars (1 USD = approx 1.6 SGD), and are quite good. If you’re planning a trip to the Asia Pacific, you should definitely check out these deals! You must contact Nemo Travel by April 30th in order to get the discounted fares. Tell Nemo you were referred by Wetpixel.